{"id":11211,"date":"2018-01-03T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/?p=11211"},"modified":"2019-10-15T16:30:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T15:30:42","slug":"spring-flowering-patio-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/spring-flowering-patio-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Flowering Patio Display"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spalding Plant & Bulb Company\u00a0have set a challenge to find the best Spring Flowering Bulb Display<\/a><\/span> for the patio using just five types of flowering bulb.\u00a0The display I have in mind would suit a large round patio tub or container at last 40cm deep and should be placed in full sun to enjoy during April and May.\u00a0If you don’t have a round container the display would work in a square or oblong as long as you remember to plant the tallest bulbs at the back and the shortest at the front.<\/p>\n

My colour scheme is Orange and Blue; a cheery combination to complement the yellows usually seen at this time of year.\u00a0I hope you like it, if you do then it’s not too late to buy spring flowering bulbs; plant now for a stunning spring display.<\/p>\n

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My first bulb is Fritillaria Imperialis ‘Red Crown’ (Crown Imperial) which are a deep orange colour and reach about 90cm in height for a dramatic impact.Depending in the size of the pot, 3 or 5 should be placed together in centre of the pot as closely as possible but with enough room to grow freely.<\/p>\n

My second choice is Tulipa ‘El Nino’ (Tulip) which is a tall variety, up to 75cm, in warm\u00a0shades of orange, red and pink.These should be planted around and through the Crown Imperial bulbs to produce a surround ring of warmth.<\/p>\n

My third choice is also a tulip; Tulipa ‘Prinses Irene’. It is half the height, 35cm, of the El Nino which will produce a lower layer of bright orange and red.<\/p>\n

To add a contrast the next layer is Hyacinthus orientalis ‘Blue Jacket’ (Hyacinth).These will grow to a height of 20cm and add wonderful scent to the display.<\/p>\n

To finish off the front or edge of the container should be planted with lots of Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth).Fill in any remaining gaps; at just 10-20cm high these should cover any remaining soil.<\/p>\n

When you’ve finished planting your bulbs here are a few more tasks you can do in January: Winter-Spring Gardening With 7 Tasks And Projects In January<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spalding Plant & Bulb Company\u00a0have set a challenge to find the best Spring Flowering Bulb Display for the patio using just five types of flowering bulb.\u00a0The display I have in mind would suit a large round patio tub or container at last 40cm deep and should be placed in full sun to enjoy during April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1637],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-flowers-and-plants","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11211"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15604,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11211\/revisions\/15604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}